Self-ingiting cigar or cigarette



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Patented Jaa-fs, vwal WILLIAM n. man, or Los mamas, caLnfomiu BELI'TIGNITING CIGAR 0R CIGAFETTE Applicatie; nea umh 3.1m. semi no. assess:

This invention relates to a smokers article, such as a cigar or cigarette,l which is provided with means for igniting the same, making it unnecessary to use a separate match or lighter.

'Ihelprincipal object-of the invention is to incorporate with the smokers article an igniter in such a manner that each article l will carry its own igniting medium without in any way interfering either with the neat appearance of the article itself or without detracting from the enjoyment of the smoker. To this end the invention contemplates the provision of a cigarette ory cigar with an igniting medium in various forms attached to or incorporated with one en of the article either on the outside thereof, on the in? side beneath the outer layer, whether of paper or tobacco, or imbedded in the tobacco.

The invention contemplates the use of either an igniting medium, which"'may be fired by friction from any surface, or it may-be of the safety variety, which requiresa prepared frictional surface for ignition.-

The invention further contemplates the ar- -rangement, combination and construction of parts more fully described hereinafter, and shown in the accompanying which:

Fig. 1 is* an elevation of a cigarette embodylng my invention.

Fig. la is a sectional view of Fig. 1

Fig. 2 is amodified forni of the invention. Fig. 3 is a view of still another modification.

Fig. 4 is a view the device.

Fig. 5 is a view of a cigarette case provided wit-h a striking surface.

showing another form of 4 Fig. 6 isa view of a cigarette embodyingv my invention, and

Fig 6a is a viewY the article of Fig. 6;

Referring specifically to the drawings, I 5 have shown a cigarette of the ordinary form -at l, having applied to the smoking tip thereof a piece of paper 2 slightly heavier and stronger in'texture than the covering paper normally used. rilhis paper carries an igniting mixture 3 of the usual match variety,

ofan igniting cap for drawings in which is not specifically described here as no claim'is made tothe composition. vThis paper 2 may be locatedv on the outside of the cigarette tip or as shown in Fig. la it is preferable that it be located on the inside, 5l the Ordinar cigarette paper covering the same. In t is latter case the thin cigarette paper offers no resistance to ignition when the tip is scratched-upon a hard surface as the paper tears away, thus exposing the ignition mixture.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the cigarette 1 provided at its end with an` igniting mixture 3 carried'on the end of a short stick or suitf able element 4. This element may be a roll 55 of paper or any material strong enough to carry a drop of the ignition medium. I con- -template that this carrier containing th ignition mixture will be forcedr into the end of the cigarette so that the part 3 will either 70 be lush with or project slightly beyond the cigarette end. In this form the cigarettel may be ignited by simply drawing the end flat- Wise upon a rou h surface.

As a modifie form of the device of Fig. 2 75 I have shown in Fig. 3 the carrier` 4 to be provided with two drops of ignitingmediums and 3a. In some instances it has beenfoundV that the ignition of a cigarette will not be complete upon the burning of one igniter,

and it is therefore desirable that means be provided for supplementing thisrst igmtion. In the devi e of Fig. 3 it is contemlated that the ad itional accumulation` of ignition material 3a will be sufiiciently close 8 5 to the initial igniter 3 as to supplement the same, and therefore com letely start the burnin of the cigarette t roughout the entire en thereof.r l

It may be desirable provide caps to be placed over the' end aof a cigarette normally ignited by separate means. v In this way he smo er may readily light. his

ordinary cigarette without the use of a. match.

or separate igniter. In this form. and as 95 shown in Fig. 4' the cap merely consists of a' paper cup or the like 5, to the end of which is applied the ignition material 3.' The diameterof the cup 5 is such as to snugly lit the end of the cigarette. 100

for manufacturers to a0 2 l mambo Where the ignition medium is of such a .character commonly desi ated in the art as safety material it can ignited b providi'ng the necessary missingi tion ement 5 u n a scratch plate 6 loca Vupon the side o the cigarette box or container, or the ig" nition medium may be. completevin itself, such as of the brimstone variety. The strikring plate 6 may be merely of roughened lor lo frictional material.

I contemplate the adaptation of .the .invention to cigars as well as cigarettes, and one form is shown in, Fig. 6, which is 'similar' to that`shown in Fig. 2, e'xceptthat the Y l5 apslication is made to acigar.

ig. 6a shows a cap adapted for a cigar and carrfyin the ignition medium.

As a urter modificationit will be ob'vi,

L ousitliat theenti're end of the cigar or c rette may be diped into. the liquid igniting ed directly thereto without medium, or app the ignition mixture bein arate medium. 4

In the claim where I referto alcigarette' intend to cover cigars or any tobacco carry-1 Q3 carried thei'eb ,'said means co prism ing smokers article, which ordinarily must be ignited with a match or the like'. 'l

I claim: In combination, a cigarette, igiiting I neans- A g v a carrier ada l to be imbedded at the end' of the cigarette, said carrier being llovidedA with spaced f apart masses of igmtion mixtulrl'e, one supplementing and augmenting anot er. f j

In testimony whereof I ax m Isi attire.Y i 

